# Accident 19730510010679A: Piper PA28140, Salem, MI, May 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Salem, MI
- Airport: Salem Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 28 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510010679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT T/D APRX 75FT SHORT OF RWY.HIT SLIGHT UPGRADE.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO X-C.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI73FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC32), May 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N95080), Salem, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95080 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831105070379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105070379I), Nov 5, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N95080), Fork Union, VA. Engine failure en route. Landed at restricted airport safely. Engine to be examined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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